[quote=spdrun]I like the ND, but agree with flu’s advice. In the mean time, grab an NA1 to keep you happy. They’re fun little cars.
As far as the auto vs stick thing, if there’s such demand for a real transmission, why didn’t Mazda plan to produce more sticks vs idiotmatics? Confused about their planning or lack of planning.[/quote]
There are two crowds for miatas. The racing enthusiasts. And the ones like like it for the looks and will just daily drive them. They won’t have a problem selling the automatics. It’d just the initial rush from enthusiasts that want to be the first to get them on the track.